In 'Bwakaw' Eddie Garcia delivers one of the best performances of his long and distinguished career.

At 83, Eddie Garcia is only 10 months younger than the late Comedy King Dolphy, but he remains a picture of strength and vitality. Nevertheless, he is candid about his mortality and ready for the inevitable.

Garcia’s candid discussion of death is only in keeping with the theme of his latest film, the Cinemalaya entry “Bwakaw”, a dramedy about growing old alone and waiting to die written and directed by Jun Lana.

In it the actor gives one of the best performances of his career as Rene, the grumpy old gay whose only companion is a dog named Bwakaw.

He realizes that projects as meaningful and fulfilling as this one can only come from the world of indies.

“Kung ano ‘yung nagawa ko. ‘Yung napatawa ko sila. I am 83, born on May 2, 1929. I have led a simple life. A happy life. If I am this strong up to now, that’s because kumakain lang ako ng food na hindi makakasama sa akin.”